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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
JUNGLE Billy TooMBs.
Death of the Only African who Refused
to Accept His Freedom.

Death of the Only African Who Refused
to Accept His Freedom.
WASHINGTON, Ca, aug. 26.-The body
of Uncle Billy Toombs was buried In the
colored cemetery here in this presence of
q largo number Of the best white citi-
Sens, ss well as Of almost the entire col
ored population. Prominent among those
present and taking personal charge Of the
arrangements were the members of the
family of the late Gcn. Nobsrt Toombs.
Uncle Billy was born etghty-two years
age, the slave of Maj. Tsonbs,. and was
"a Fears OF aye when the MAJORS sou,
Robert, WAS born. Billy was assigned 70
duty as the boy In w&iting to the baby.
shd took great Interest in his dsyeIou.
ment.
When young Nh. TesrS5s grew up and
married. his father preaepted him with
Billy, aud ever after the closest friandshib
existed between the two. Billy accom-
panied his master to Washington, the
fashionable watering places and to
Europe. In this way he became tsiailiar
With many dtstangEised people. In all
this change OF LIE, However. Billy never
lost his head, bat wes polite and faithfni
to bis masters interests. Hetors the war
he had an tntense haired for the aholi-
Nonists, rsfdsing to sSuntsnanoe them liz
any way. When the wan was over and
the Toonlb family had gathered once
more at the cid family mansion Billy re-
turned there too as we'll IS the rest.
"You are free now - said Gen. Toombs
to him.
"IflI never be free from old master, .,
said he, but ! will follow you all my
life.n
70 this Gen. Tooabs replied, every
well, then, I'll take carr of you.n
Ever after this Billy was the most de-
voted of servants, looking after his
masters interests as though they were
his VIII When Gen. Toombs died two
years & he left full provision for Unole
Billy's maintenance, apd ne moaurner at
the generals grave shed warmer tears
than did the faithful old African who lin
ssred there long after saae crowd had
melted, away. Un5c 9tlS will be re-
msmbered as the ssSl african who abse-
luteiy refused to aeGort his freedom.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27


At St. Louis, a burglar who gave his
name as Henry Langes, was fatally shoe
by DR.. n. Marx, while trying to enter
the latter's residence through a window.
Ex-United States Senator MCMILLAN
declares that the wheat crep of Minne-
sofa and Dakota was never better In
quality or heavier in yield than this year.
The -four output at Minneapolis last
week was 140, 450 barrels. Nineteen mills
are now III operation, most of them by
steam power, as the water power liz In a
state of collapse.
The register and receiver of the United
States land Office At Prescot5, Ariz., have
been instructed to open for settlement
the lands in their district hitherto with
drawn for indemnity purposes under the
Atlantic and Pacific grant.
The political situation at Sofia continues
chaotic. All the leading men refuse to
enter the ministry, which will be COM
posed of nonentities The prospects for
a brilliant or p~rotracted reign by the new
prince are certainly the reverse of hatter.
ing.
Fhe Manchester Guardian declares that
cotton dealers i'll that city are indisp9sed
to take fright at the reports. of sher,
crops in the United States, in view of the
favorable advices received earlier in the
season, and the fact that, despite the
poor crops of the last tive or three wears.
the supply OF cloth has always bean sufh-
| Gent.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27

sure to come from Bloomington, Plank.
lnton and W~oonsocket and are expected
from Mitchell, Alexandria, White Lake
and chamberlain. September 6 and 7
are the dates.
Bob Mathieson. q well known sprint
runner and western sport, who runs a
saloon ct Gettysburg was raided few
days ego and his gambling outfit
destroyed,
Bishop Hare was in Rapid City last
week, and had an experience rarely
accorded q bishop. He administered
the sacrament of baptism, the rite Of
confirmation and performed a marriage
ceremony:
A postoffice has been established at
Kinloss, Walsh county, and Beedham Il.
Sarvis appointed postmaster. Ohas,
%. Hayden has been appointed post
master at Bangor, vice Newton II, King.
man resigned.
Prof. F. a. Reno, acting president of
the M. E. university at Mitchell arrived
Thursday from New York. The universe.
ty has been designed to conduct q
| normal department under the territorial
board of education and supported by
| territorial finds.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27

body OF water into q gangva5 WHERE
over BOO miners were at work. For q
long tins past Il large subterranean reser-
yoir mas been forming containing millions
OF gallons OF water: This underground
lake was $40 feet below the surface. The
chamber where the men we've at work
was $50 feet further down aud about the
same distance from the mined galleries.
The first intiination the men had that the
mine was being flooded was the sudden
appearance Of waUsr in the chambers.
As it increased in depth many hurriedly
quit work and rushed to the bottom of
the shaft. BY this t.me a regular exodus
from all parts of the c~oiiiery set In, the
miners wauing throu,h water breast
high before tile last OF them got out.
The work Of rescuiag the men wa pro-
ceeded with promptly, the steam car-
risges taking up twenty at q time. All
sorts OF nmor WIRE set adrift and the
mouth of the mine WAS crowded with
anxious.women and cnildren exhibiting
the usual alarm and frantic ~de,aonsura-
tions. Luckily all were taken out safely.
Ninety mules perislcd. Work will, be
suspended for an inieiinite period, as tho
| water is still running In. Had the earth
fissure been wide crouch to admit the
whole volume of water at oace not a mar
would have escaped.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
Nsbraska Crops and Fan Trade.

CHICAGO. Aug. a6.-Mr. J.. NJ. Gillian,
OF Hastings, Neb., who Is spending a
week in the city informed a reporter
that, although tbs corn Srep In scrae few
localities In that state would be the most
complete failure known in years, ret
those drenth-stricken localities are OF
small area and the greater portion Of the
state will produce an average crop. In
some counties the crop of corn will be
unusually heavy.
Hard times ma be experienced in the
osnaing year in some few localities, but
~ Indication of 1t has yet made itself felt
IN tbs general business Of the state. In
4act, collections are better now than in
August Of last year. A great deal of
building and general Improvement has
Dsen going on this summer. The Chi
cago, Burlington s. Quincy, the Chicago
n Northwestern, the Missouri Pacific,
and soma other companies have done a
vast amount OF railroad building, all OF
which has distributed large sums Of
money among the laboring classes. The
Chicago 81 Northwestern has nearly COM
pleted its track to Hastings, $50 miles
southwest of Omaha. and directly an the
line to Denver, which city the company
evidently will connect with Chicago by
this time next year.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
CAREFUL C0UNTERFElTER.
Working his lay Success
fully ON Back Country
People.
A Copy Of his cirou!ar---spurious
Money Referred TO as Paper
Gsods.

LoaANsPoRT, Ind, Aug. ga scheme
to put in circulation a large amount OF
counterfeit money by a New York man
has Just been unearthed. The method OF
working the unsophistfcated citizen is q
good one and one calculated to ensnare
the ayaricious. A leading merchant here
has been appealed to by letter to embark
in the scheme. The letterd is as follows:
DEAR SIR: My confidential agent gave
me your name and address, and said he
thought you were a man in a position to
handle my goods in safety, SO ] concluded
to write you. If | have made a mistake,
do nae no harm, and let the matter drop.
My motto is: Never harm a man who
is willing to prove himself a friend" My
business is not exactly legitimate, but
the paper goods | deal in are safe and
profitable to handle. The sizes are 81,
50, S., and $40. Do you understand
/ can not be palmer until l knew you
mean business, and If you conclude &c
answer this letter | will send you full
particulars and terms and l will endeayor
to satisfy you on every point. That if
you are my friend l will prove a true and
laSIlnS oue 10 you. fSeLlehlOer, l want
simply to convince you that l am just as
/ say, a friend to a friend. When you
write be SURE to return this letter; then l
will have confidence in you. Never send
registered letters, as I will not sign
for any; and be sure to send me your
name and p%ostofice address, as I might
lose the chance l now have before hearing
from you again. / can and will help you
out of any money troubles you are in,
and no one on the face of the earth need
be the wiser, unless you betray :ae.
Trusting you will take no ofrense from.
the abaye, I remain, yours in confidence.
p. &.~-Re sure to return my letters and
/ will always return yours.
With the above letter was a small slip
of paper on which was given the address:
Thomas Baldwin, care of barber-shop,
No. 456 Sixth avenue, New York city"
This letter is self-eyplanatory. The
econfdential friend'' is some notorious
crook In this city, and the authorities are
trying to ferret him ii and bring him to
justice.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
FORGING SLAVERY INFO KANSAS.
A Notable Letter written by Secretary

A Notable Letter written by Secretary
of War Jefferson Davis. Z
SP%RINaFtELD, ILL.,, Aug. 28.-In rear
ranging all the old lette.s and misceliane.
u papers on Ale in che once Of the
secretary Of state hero the original letter
has been found, in which the prssiden,
81 che United States Franklia Pierce,
made his requisition Oh the governor 81
Illinois Joel A. MattHson) for treops te
assist In the infamous wark OF forcing
slavery into Kansas. The letter, which
liz signed by JeTerses Davis, as secretary
of var, seems nevarssto have eems to the
knowledge of Hay and Nieolas, rs its ex-
tstence is nowhere suggested in thel,
"Lifs of LSRcoln, !, la which they discuss
the Kansas affair az length. The follow
ing IS . true copy of the letter.
WAR DEPARTMENT., WASHINGTON, Sep
TENDER y, l865.y-SIR To suppress tnsur-
rectionary combinations against thS con,
stttuted government of the territory of
Kansas, and TO enforce the due execution
OF the law against armed resistancs, ! am
instructed by the President of the Uni
ted States TO make this his reputation
upon you for two regiment of foot militia
to be furnished to Mai. Gen. r. r. Smith
OF tAe United States army, commanding
the military department Of the west,
whenever the e~xigeneies of the public
service shall induce him to call upon you
for the said troops, to be employed for
the purposes above indicated within the
limits of said territory.
Each regiment to consist of:
One colonel, one Northumberland, one
major (thc last named TO be taken from
the lieutenants of the regiment one scr.
Eeant-majer and ton companies, each
company to consist of one captain, one
frst lieutenant, one second lieutenant,
four sergeants, four corporals, two mu.
sicians and seventy-four privstss.
Gen. Smith will be instructed when
ever he may call upon you for tnsss
troops, to detail an officer from his cona.
mand to inspect and muster them into
the service of the United States at such
points as may be designated by your *.
cellency. Very respectfully your obt. ST.
JEFFERSON DAVIS, Sec. of War,
His Excellency, the Governor of Illi-
nois.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
APPEALING TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Endeavor to Persuade Him to
Lengthen His stay.

IsaZtEI tLt95N
The Hndeavor to Persuaas Him to
Lengthen His Stay.
CHICAGO, Aug. 90. The announces
ment that the president contemplated
spending but one day In Chicago on the
occasion of his visit in October has
thrown the presidential reception COM
mittee into lit of genuine CONSERVATION,
and already steps hnye been taken to pre-
vail upon him to change his plans and In
duce him to- remain here two days at
least. Along telegram was rent him to
the effect that 1t would require at least
twenty-fonr hours to see even q portion
of the city, and that as the were anx-
ious to see him mutual satisfaction could
be enjoyed unless forty, eight hours
were spent here. The telegram. of course,
was in the nature Of a suggestion, but vt
also contained an argument for the presi-
Dental mind to ponder upon, which
doubtless accounts for the fact that no
reply has Yet been received to it. In adj
dttitn to the telegram, which eliminated
from members OF the committee, a great
many private letters have been written
urging the president to become. the city,s
guest for more than twenty-fours hours
and there are some who believe he will
consent, There is also same talk of a
concerted movement on the part of his
friends to convey their wishes in this re-
speot, and it is probable that he will be
sent d letter much longer by virtue OF the
signatures thereto attached than from the
Rumber lf words employed in the body
OF the letter itself. The missive in dues-
tion might properly point ont that IL st.
Louis is worth three days Chicago is
WORTH twelve, butt is not believed that
any suck inyidious comparisolts will be
drawn, az the projectors of the epistle are
very Rice gentlemen, who would dc moth
Ing to, hunailiats the people at the other
end OF the bridge before they coma for
ward and beg for au annexation Hike the
people out in Lake view are doing.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
SHARP PLAYING ,PossuM.
In the opinioa OF Medical Experts this
Old Mans shamminE.

In the opinion OF nIedica Experts this
Old Mans shamminE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.--There is good
reason to believe that Jacob Sharp is no,
nearly SO sick a man as he has been rep
resented, and that his alleged agonies are
magnifed to serve q fine game Of g pos
sum" that he is playing for public and
Judicial sympathy. Tho common i'm
preston has been that he is shrsyelins
with diabetes, and that his heart may
fail at any time. A different ;:story Is go
ing the rounds of the doctors. They do
net believe he has diabetes. Sharp is 10
years old, and in the urse Of nature can
hot; last forever. Medical gossip is TO the
effect, on the authority Of 8 physician
who recently examined him, that his
heart and kidneys may be somewhat
weak, as might be expected in 4 mar OF
his years, but that he suffers from other
organic ailnent. The hospital care at
Sing Sing, in pure air and sanitary sur
rounding, would be really wholesome
for. him physically, physicians say, com
pared with his Jail quarters, which are in
q neighborhoodrof squalor and filth.
The physician referred to say Sharp is,
no doubt, badly scared, and the eminent
prisoner is himself credited with the oh
%servation 10 one of his guards that If hs
had supposed n,atters would come to thiD
pass his heals would have raised such a
dust as to have clouded the rest OF his
person on It's northward journey.
Dr.. LOOMS, who has ohSfge OF SHARP,
is so eminent that professional stiqdette
restraints anything like open criticism Of
his diagnosis. What The doctors say is
said With much dis sretion, and only
among themselves. They have lot enough
into the scorer, however, to make pub
'licity 8 matter Of only a short time.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
TO sEND THEM UP HIGHER.
A Big Requisitioa Made Upon the civi
Service commissioners.

f
WAsHINGToH, D. c., Aug. 26.-Ths
largest reqrisition for clerks ever made
at n time upon tho civil service COM
mission was made by the secretary of
war, who asked for the certiication Of
212 names to fiji fifty three vacancies,
forty-iye in the 81, 600 grade and eighth
the 81 200 grade. These vacancies were
caused by the promotions made under
new rules establishing "a system of exam
nations for promotion In the various de-
partments. The war department is the
emily department. where such examina-
tions have been held astyet.
Commissioner Oberly said that these e
aminations would probably be extended
to sll the other departments. Speaking
Of the result Of the examinations so fal
held in The war department, he said:
I'VE cannot sell just now. We first
want to consider how much good has
been accomplished and how far the SER
vice has been improved. / can tell you
part of the results that the examination
has 30 fer effected. Before. the examina-
| tions fer promotions there were vacancies
in seme Of the large Offices which the
heghs of departments did not know how
~ III. Now thoss vacancies are filled
astisfactogsly, aud other appointments
have followed. For instance, these ex
aminatiofis have resulted In the promo
tten OF clerks from the fourth to the thirG
class, from the third to the second, and
from the second to the first, and in con.
| sequence thereof . lot of vacancies arr
made In the 81, 900 and $t, 200 class. w
have received from the war department
s0uie Fifty or sixty requests of these ex
a~nninations, and having determined thsi,
usefulness, we will make such modidaa
tons as we deem necessary and gc
through tha departments. We may be-
gin in all the departments at the saA,e
ttrae, or wa may Commence next on the
treasury
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
Public Feeling Is ,litter.

WINNEPEG, Man, Anss. a96.-The pro
vincial government, with a view to com
pelling tho Canadian Pacific people To
admit y connection with the recent
injunctions against the Red. River Rail
road company, have issued suhpoenas for
Mr.. George VanHprne, Sir George
Stephen and Sir Donald Smith TO appear
ct the court proceedings Saturday. Tho
party are now west Of here inspecting a
branch line. II thay get wind of this
scheme they may avoid returning via
Winnipeg. Otherwise interesting dis.
closures may be looked for as public feel
Ing is still excited but 1t IL thought the
imperial government will step In and
prevents conflict between ths province
and the dominion. In that case the lat.
ter will have to give way.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
1aaly sgess and 9akutaiaa
A WIDOWS PERIL.
She rs Assaulted and Shame.
il:ly Treated by Two
Young Sc0undrels.
Sharp is Losing his Reason---The
Stay in his CASE to be Argued.

CHICAGO, Aug. a6.-Two young men
aarned Thomas CoAn and Frank Casey
arc locked up In the Lake street station
charged with . criminal assault. zerona
KeTonia, aconely widow, living alone at
the o.erner Of ~Fcrty.ninfh street and
Ashland avenue, visited the police sta
ton and stated she had been assaulted
~ two men, enc Of whom was Thomas
pohn. Her o1ething was torn and her
bod ssnd tsee sfudssa. II appenrg from
aef Etsry shS had done considerable work
fcF C9hn's father, who Ii well-to.do.
Thomas came TO her house accomp-
~ ssss es " III ss} kss VI Is va fssh wss w ! ssn ssr {. e
&c elSsdg wo4Rth q cabbage field on Forty.
NaAthk ssToSG She went at once and on
afSTvdA thssS shs was oyarpowsTed by the
msn End fsSSAtedly assaulted.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
UNDERGROUND DISTURBANCES.


A Startling story that Comes from
Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 26.-A startling
story comes from Waite county. Mr..
John Stevens, of this city, received a let
ter from Mr.. John Grindell, which states
that considerable excitement prevails in
Nacoochie valley, in the neighborhood of
Mount Yonah, on account of an under
ground disturbance which opened a large
crevasse IN Mount Yonah, On Saturday
last, so the writer states, about 10 o'clock
in the morning, there was heard q pecuk
lar rumbling as of distant thunder. The
strange soundawas repeated three times
at intervals Of twenty or thirty seconds.
Immediately after the last rumbling
q slight tremor of the earth was felt and
the trcss rnstled rs If q STERN wa an
proceeding. There are paft$cs who adv
loose dirt moving at different places down
the side of the mountain. A few hours
after the strange Disturbance some per-
sons who were psss the top of the noun
tain discovered that Ii had parted, leav-
Ing q long, narrow ehesrn running across
one of the peaks and extending more thar
100 yards. An examination Of the crew
asso showed veins of what appeared to be
pure gold, some eight or ten inches thick.
Further Investigation will be made at
once.
So runs the story as 1t comes 70 Mr..
Stevens. The representative from White
county was secn By 9 reporter at the
capital, and stated that he believed the
whole thing waa q aansya. He lives
within two nAlss Of the Mount Yonah,
and nc such news had been sent
to htR. The fact that the Naeoeohie
VALLEY and Mount Yonah are In the gold
belt gives some color TO the story as teld
By Nh. Grinden. Mr.. Stevens says4he
knows the writer well and that he Ia a re-
liable gentleman. (,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
A Cenatet Is 1mminsnt.

PARIS, Aug. 26.-A conflict is immi-
mont between the government and the
pariA municipal c6unail growing out Of
the formers decree 1naMiAas the latter's
resolution to iAvite delegstss from all the
municipal counties ia FRANCE TO particle
pate in q grand copafess ID Paris. The
municipality has already seas its invita-
lions and the governments threatens to
foreibly prevent tho cengsess il its pro-
aaptors Insist Ia their Intention to oon-
Yana IT..
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27

wAsHiNeros, Aug. 28.-Ths inter-stats
commerce commission has notified the
parties interested In the case Of the
Boards Of Trade union against the Chi
oago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul railway com
pahy ID Minnesota, to pus the facts 10
writing In order tc, save time when Il
comes up for eonsidsratiop. The COM
3ptssioners state that thsye ara now eAsos
aasiEnsd fer hearing, which If heard on
test.nony taken In the ordinary way
might occupy six .menths time. aaa that
algSsat humber Of others aru awatsfaS as
afnment.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-27
BURY US TOGETHER
ia. Dying B.ausst of a Pair who Com
mitted Suicide.

AS C5AhK heQncst OF y FAIr VINO ON
mitted Suicide.
NEW YoHK, Aug. GA man and
woman vera found dead In bed at
PAiks's hotel in West street. On q card
in tAse reem was writtsn, Never Sart us.
Bury ~ sogethef, Don't separate as. II
ts odfsaying wtet.." On the other side Of
the csra were these words aAvery and
jennie, please giant fhAt request. .
Avery was know6 ABOUT the hotel as
having formerly been III this navy. He
was an occasional guest there, and form.
erly seemed to have plenty of Money.
He seemed we'll educaaea. He said little
abont himaelf but once said that his pa.
rents lived at Kingston, N. Y, and were
well.to do. He had rap away from home
when q boy. Hc had q sister in Boston.
Nothing is known of the oma The
name Henrietta Wyncoop was embroider.
ed on one Of her ander-gariuents. Avery
was without monsy lately and had been
dunned for his bin. 1t IS supposed the
woman died with MIN, having become dis,
conraged. a bottle Of morphine was
found in tbs room, part of Its contents
having been used in committing the
double suicide.